Corporate Financial Management - Softcover

Arnold, Glen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273630784 ISBN 13: 9780273630784

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 1998

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive introductory text on finance which will move the student from an assumption of no knowledge up to a sound intermediate level of knowledge. It is internationally developed and produced to the quality of a typical US finance textbook. It is aimed at second/third year undergraduates of accounting and finance, economics, business studies/management, in the UK and international markets, including S E Asia, Australasia, South Africa, and northern Europe, including Benelux and Scandinavia. The book will explore the theory underpinning this subject, and go on to explore the gap between academic finance theory and real-world practice. The book will attempt to provide an up to date picture of recent theoretical re-evaluations. The book moves from a general appreciation of the financial world, through an extensive treatment of the investment decision, risk and return, and sources of finance, to a comprehensive analysis of corporate value, including mergers, risk management using derivatives, and managing exchange rate risk. Throughout, FT and Investor's Chronicle cases are used to give a real-world emphasis to the subject. The book comes with an extensive supplements package.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

' The book is clearly the product of careful and meticulous research and teaching ... approachable and straight forward ... the real world examples are excellent and the general applied approach is good for our course.'

Ian Jackson, Staffordshire University

'An excellent text, with a refreshingly original approach. The chapters on corporate value are particularly appreciated, as it is very difficult to find good text-book coverage of this important topic.' Vijay Lee, Southbank University. 'This is an ideal book for students. The concepts are clearly explained, and illustrated with topical references. It is well written and easy to follow.' Ruth Bender, Cranfield University. 'The writing style is brilliant ... My students love the Glen Arnold textbook. It is easy to read, and they actually understand finance now.' Dr Jan Bo Jakobsen, Copenhagen Business School. Following the huge success of the first edition of Corporate Financial Management, welcomed by students and lecturers alike, this second edition has been fully updated. The book is both extremely readable and comprehensive in its coverage of the theory and practice of corporate finance. It progresses from a general overview of the financial world, on through investment appraisal, risk and return, and sources of finance, to a uniquely comprehensive treatment of corporate value. The final part introduces risk management, focusing on derivatives and exchange-rate risk. Theory and practice are closely integrated throughout the text, reflecting the extent to which real-world practice has been profoundly shaped by financial theory. The book is suitable for use by second and third year undergraduate students of accounting and finance, economics and business studies, throughout the world. It will also prove appropriate for those studying on an MBA course.
An extensive support package includes a very popular website with multiple-choice questions and regularly updated Financial Times articles, as well as a glossary of terms and useful links to relevant websites, and PowerPoint slides. There is also a Lecturer's Guide. A Companion Website accompanies Corporate Financial Management.This includes- PowerPoint slides Multiple-choice questions Additional questions and articles/case study material Resource links Key features-
Finance techniques are illustrated in practical terms, using clear, accessible language.
Vignettes and short case studies, taken mainly from the Financial Times, emphasise
real-world relevance.
Regular reference is made to international markets, institutions and companies.
Finance is presented as a dynamic subject that is integrated with other disciplines and is open to theoretical re-evaluation and influence from other fields of management thought; this is particularly evident in the extensive treatment of shareholder value management.
Worked examples and easy-to-follow mathematical explanations are given where necessary.
An extensive glossary is provided at the end of the book.
Answers to selected questions and problems are given in Appendix VII. Glen Arnold is Professor of Finance at Salford University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0273630784
• ISBN 13: 9780273630784
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1072